Pumpkin ale from kit

[cridden]

I just got a Coopers English Bitter and I'm going to slap it together this weekend, but I was wondering if I could possibly make it a bastardized pumpkin ale by adding roasted canned pumpkin and the spices to the primary.
I am in the process of getting equipment (and money) so I can step up to partial mash and hopefully AG, but for the time being I am limited to "kit and Kilo"
Any thoughts?

 

[jagreek]

It's all about experimentation. I just finished a primary for a chocolate stout made from coopers Irish stout kit. id say go for it, but i am really just a rookie at this. if it turns out pretty good though post how much pumpkin and spices you added, i would be interested in trying it myself.

 

[KAMMEE]

Yes, you can easily modify your kit by adding pumpkin. Roast the pumpkin as you suggest at 350 for an hour, add to the boil, I did mine at 60 minutes, add ginger and pumpkin pie spice if desired about 15 minutes from the end of the boil, chill and treat as usual. I would suggest leaving pumpkin in the primary to get the most flavor, but then use a secondary.

 

[cridden]

this is a no-boil, prehopped Coopers kit

 

[Tindel]

I just bottled a 5 gallon batch of Pumpkin "Oktoberfest" Ale last weekend that should be AWESOME! I used 1/2 oz at about 15 mins. Then racked to secondary 2 weeks in, and added another 1/4 oz to suit my tastes.

The hydrometer reading tasted 100x's better than the dogfish head pumpkin ale I bought at $3/bottle! 8o

I figure I saved myself $120 bucks with this brew!

 

[cridden]

Well I just put it together, hope it works out. I roasted
The mashed pumpkin with a little brown sugar for about an hour and added it when cool to the fermenter along with my spices. Added my can of Coopers Bitter, a kilogram bag of muntons brew enhancer, topped up to about 20 liters and got an OG of 1.045.
Hope it turns out.

 

[Beer-Baron]

Keep us posted! I probably wouldn't have used the english bitter kit, but what do I know anyway? Let me know how it is!